Danuta Reah Libri

Northmont, Connecticut, seemed to be haunted by ghosts, ghouls, and impossibilities, until Dr. Sam Hawthorne explained the seemingly impossible. All But Impossible contains fifteen of Dr. Sam's most extraordinary cases solved between 1936 and 1940, including A newly murdered corpse in a sealed tomb in a cemetery A body in a scarecrow A jug that turns water into wine -- poisoned wine A disappearance from a swimming pool A baby who becomes a child's doll on the way to being baptized An unfound door A room that appears and vanishes And eight other ingenious problems for Dr. Sam

When Ania Milosz falls to her death in a Polish city, her father, Will Gillen, accepts the verdict of suicide. Ania, an expert witness, was about to be exposed as a perjurer and a liar. Will knows his daughter was neither, but he also knows the terrible burden she carried from her past when her sister was abducted and murdered. He realises there is one thing that may have made her fabricate evidence in a harrowing murder case: after all these years, has she found her sister's killer, and has the prospect of his release driven her to the point of suicide? Ania's lover, Dariusz, won't accept this. He knows Ania did not kill herself. Does Will really know his daughter, or is there an even darker story behind Ania's death? He is haunted by images of his dead daughter. Is she trying to tell him something, is she trying to warn him, or is his grief driving him mad? THE LAST ROOM is a dark and haunting book that explores the aftermath of a death and the different ways a crime may present itself: suicide or murder? Police ineptitude or corruption? And will there be more deaths?

The new anthology from the Crime Writers Association brings together 17 of the finest crime writers working today, celebrating the 'who' in the whodunnit, the psyche in the psychological profile, the id behind the ID. Featuring exclusive stories from Dagger winners, Robert Barnard and Peter Lovesey, and a Grand Master of Crime winner, Edward D Hoch, an exclusive translation from French legend Tonino Benacquista, and much more.'Sins of Scarlet' by Robert Barnard won the CWA Award for Best Short Story of 2006 and 'Les's Story' by Stuart Pawson was short-listed for the same award.

Eliza Eliot is poised to lead a small, innovative gallery in Sheffield's historic warehouse district, fulfilling her dreams. However, as she prepares for her inaugural exhibition, two murders occur, forcing her to confront a haunting past that threatens to unravel her new beginning. The story intertwines her aspirations with the chilling realities of her history, creating a gripping backdrop for her journey.

Dark, edgy and unbearably tense, this extraordinarily accomplished first novel is both a love story and a gripping psychological thriller of immense power. Debbie Sykes is a young college lecturer whose ordered life is about to be changed forever. One stormy winter's night, waiting for the late train home, Debbie is acutely aware of being alone -- the woman who usually shares her evening vigil is not there. Vulnerability turns to fear, though, when she turns to see a sinister figure looming between her and the safety of the street. The next day, she hears that the missing woman has been found murdered by the man they call the Strangler, a brutal killer who dumps his victims on isolated stretches of railway track. The police renew their efforts to find the murderer before he strikes again, but how much time do they really have? When Debbie's story is publicized by an unscrupulous journalist, it seems as though the jaws of an invisible trap are beginning to close around her -- strange things start to happen and the foundations of Debbie's life subtly shift. Only Rob Neave, ex-policeman and college security officer, appears aware of the danger but he is distracted by his own tragic pa

Dark, edgy and compelling.-The Times (London)A superior thriller.-The Times Literary SupplementSeriously good.-The Literary ReviewReah's best yet.-The ObserverA missing academic and a brutally murdered prostitute. Another woman is found, floating face down, in the Humber Estuary. Two of the women had been part of DI Lynne Jordon's investigation into the trafficking of women in Hull. But when murder claims a fourth woman, Jordon fears that something even more sinister is at hand.Danuta Reah (a.k.a. Carla Banks) lectures in language and linguistics and researches the link between language disorders and criminal behavior-and Buff y the Vampire Slayer.

From the ideological bias of the press, to the role of headlines in newspaper articles and ways in which newspapers relate to their audience, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of newspaper language.

Silent Playgrounds is a gripping dark psychological thriller and a remarkable follow-up to Danuta Reah's acclaimed debut, Only Darkness.

Wie an jedem Donnerstag wartet die junge Lehrerin Deborah Sykes am Bahnhof einer Kleinstadt in Yorkshire auf ihren letzten Zug nach Hause. Ihr fällt auf, dass eine Unbekannte nicht da ist, die sonst auch immer diesen Zug nimmt. Nur beiläufig registriert Deborah eine schattenhafte Gestalt, die in der Dunkelheit verschwindet. Am folgenden Tag wird eine weibliche Leiche gefunden: das letzte Opfer in einer Mordserie an allein reisenden Frauen. Schockiert spricht Deborah in ihrem Bekanntenkreis über den Vorfall. Und präsentiert sich damit als Zeugin - und nächstes Opfer ...

Sheffieldskému kanálu, kde se scházejí narkomani, se říká "kanál smrti". V blízké galerii pracuje Eliza Eliotová. Chystá výstavu avantgardního umělce Daniela Flynna, která má poněkud pochmurný název Triumf smrti a čerpá ze slavného Bruegelova díla. Před vernisáží je z vody vylovena mrtvola dívky. Ukáže se, že případ souvisí s kanálem, tajemnou jachtou i s galerií... Eliza s hrůzou sleduje, jak ponuré výjevy vystupují z malby a stávají se realitou. I další vražda děsivě odpovídá Bruegelově obrazu... Přeložila Leona Macháčková.